Cornell University develops tool for controlling foodborne pathogens in food manufacturing facilities
The study focused on developing and testing a computer model that has the potential to pinpoint locations in a food manufacturing facility where Lm might be found.
New research funded in part by the Frozen Food Foundation, a non-profit arm of American Frozen Food Institute, Arlington, Va., reveals a possible solution for controlling Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in food manufacturing facilities.
The study, conducted by Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., focused on developing and testing a computer model that has the potential to pinpoint locations in a food manufacturing facility where Lm might be found. The model, which Cornell researchers named Environmental monitoring with an Agent-Based Model of Listeria (EnABLe), would allow food production safety managers to then test these designated areas for the bacteria’s presence.